Ilios; the city and country of the TrojansThe results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author . umcise their children with such knives. Now, as to the place whence the pre-historic peoples of Hissarlikobtained their silex and chalcedony. These stones, as Mr. Calvert assuresme, are found near Koush-Shehr at Sapgee, about 20 miles to the east ofHissarlik, where they are still worked for the manufacture of the Turkishthreshing-boards. The same friend informs me that he found obsidianof a coa
Ilios; the city and country of the TrojansThe results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author . umcise their children with such knives. Now, as to the place whence the pre-historic peoples of Hissarlikobtained their silex and chalcedony. These stones, as Mr. Calvert assuresme, are found near Koush-Shehr at Sapgee, about 20 miles to the east ofHissarlik, where they are still worked for the manufacture of the Turkishthreshing-boards. The same friend informs me that he found obsidianof a coarse nature near Saragik; he further calls my attention to thestatement of Barker Webb (De Agro Troiano, p. 42), that he observed themineral near Mantescia, on the road from Assos to Aivajik—one hourfrom the former place. Professor Virchow found chalcedony containedin the volcanic layers near the Foulah Dagh9 in the Troad. It deserves particular notice that, except the little knives and saw-hiives,no implements or arms of silex were ever found at HissarliJc. No. 99 represents a pretty little disc of greenish sandstone, with aprojecting border and a round hole in the centre j its use is No. S9. Flat perforated Stone. (Half actual size. No. 100. Fragment of a Bowl, with Depth, about 48 ft.) a pair of eyes. (About balf actual size. Deptb, about 48 ft.) No. 100 represents in outline a fragment of a lustrous-black bowl, which,like No. 36, seems to represent an owls face in monogram. Prof. Sayceasks, Is it not for warding off the evil eye ? Compare the Etruscanvases. 9 See Zeitschrift fur Ethnologie ( Berliner Anthropolog. Gesellschaft, Band xi. S. 272). 248 THE FIRST PRE-HISTOKIC CITY. [Chap. V. Of whetstones, such as Nos. 101 and 102, only a few were found inthe first city ; they are much more frequent in the three following cities. No. ini.
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